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Sex Still Sells in Brazil - TV ads

By Roadjunky, Posted Jun 26, 2007

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In Brazil, sex still sells and nowhere more than in the commericals for Brazilian TV.

Whilst the rest of the world may have gotten the idea that women are more than sex objects, Brazil still lingers with the notion that girls in bikinis are what sells. Check out the Brazilian girls in this beer commercial.

And when hordes of half-naked girls on beaches loses its appeal, Brazilian TV can always turn to the allure of a hot super model in a skimpy address, particularly if it shows her swinging her legs into a Volkswagen.

But it’s the beer commercials in Brazil that consistently play on the Brazilian preoccupation for sexual imagery. Take it away Brahma:


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